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EUROPEAN BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORK - Directory of Network 2005
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1. Background information on BAN activity in Portugal
2005
The BAN activity in Portugal is still taking its first steps, and there isn’t any legal and official
framework for this kind of investments. However, Gesventure has developed the first and
unique BAN and is still working on the concept recognition from the public and official entities.
2. Statistics
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Number of BANs 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Business Angels 10 14 16 18 21
Number of deals 1 1 1
Number of accredited projects 6 4 5 5 6
Number of commercial BANs 1 1 1 1 1
Number of non-commercial BANs - - - - -
Number of national BANs 1 1 1 1 1
Number of regional BANs - - - - -
National association - - - - -
3. BAN legal status
n/a
4. National association
None.
5. Lobbying
No lobbying activities.
5. National/regional Support
None.
6. EU support
No
7. Dissemination of the BAN concept
Gesventure organises since 1999 the “Encontros Gesventure” (Gesventure Meetings), an
annual conference that takes place in December about Business Angels, Start-Up’s,
Entrepreneurs and existing incentives. We also organize an international conference, the
Venture Capital IT, more related to venture capital dissemination but also important for BAN
diffusion. Besides our conferences, we often participate in other conferences and room
classes and organize regular private meetings within our Business Angels Club. Gesventure
also owns two websites with plenty information about venture capital, business angels and
entrepreneurship: www.businessangelsclub.com and www.gesventure.pt
8. EBAN members
Gesventure – Business Angels Club
128